European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 3, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a the stars and stripes monday february 3, 1992 new teamsters chief vows hell end mob influence from wire reports Washington a Ron Carey was sworn in saturday As president of the International brotherhood of teamsters culminating one of the biggest Reform efforts in the history of the american Tabor movement. Standing on the Steps of the unions Marble Headquarters building on Capitol Hill Carey told More than 1,000 cheering supporters a i pledge to you today that i will use the full Power of this office to rid this Union of mob influence and win this Battle for once and for  Carey staged a stunning Victory in december a government supervised elections not Only winning the Union presidency but also sweeping into office with him every member of his Reform slate. The election was ordered As part of a consent decree the Union signed two years ago to Settle a massive civil racketeering suit brought against the teamsters by the Justice department. The election was the first in the unions 90-year history in which members could directly elect National officers. Like most other unions the teamsters rank and file in the past would elect delegates to the Union convention who in turn would vote for National officers. As his first official act in office Carey said he was reducing his annual salary As teamsters president to $175,000 from $225,000. And come monday morning Carey said a the teamster limousine the condominium in puerto Rico the luxury jets they re All going on the  Carey 55, who spent most of his Union career As the president of a teamsters local in new York extended an Olive Branch to his election opponents. A in building the a new teamsters a i need the help of everyone in this Union a Carey said. A regardless of who you supported in this election i am reaching out my hand to ask for your support and to ask you to join me in building a better  Carey called on All factions of the 1.6 million member Union to put the often bitter election Campaign behind them. At the end of the hour Long inaugural ceremonies Carey declared an open House at the teamsters Headquarters where for years the rank and file were kept away and the government often Only came to visit with subpoenas in hand. Cheering Union members blew whistles and braved Chilly temperatures to Greet their new president. Applause interrupted Carey three times As he took the Ron Carey addresses his supporters at teamsters Headquarters after being sworn in As Union president saturday in Washington. Oath of office. �?o1 think he a going to make things work. I think there a going to be a difference a change a said Bob Romano a 27-year member of a Philadelphia local. A clean Mem out a yelled Gary Foreman one of a Small group from St. Louis who sported red handled brooms. A the brooms mean we re making a clean sweep of the teamsters new people All the Way through a said Foreman who la Mark his 33rd anniversary with the Union in july. A a it a about time. It took us 88 years to get to where we can vote for these people a said Raymond Richardson another longtime member from St. Louis. Wife of slain Gulf vet convicted Virginia Beach a. A a jury Friday convicted the wife of a persian Gulf War Veteran of helping her Boyfriend murder her husband a week after his return to the United states. The circuit court jury deliberated More than four hours before convicting Valarie Swanson of murder and conspiracy and recommending the maximum sentence of life in prison plus 10 years. Circuit judge Thomas Shadrick set Sente  for March 23. Richard Swanson 35, was stabbed 65 times in his bedroom last april. He was a crewman aboard the aircraft Carrier John f. Kennedy which took part in operation desert storm. Valarie Swanson 33, was charged with plotting with her Boyfriend to arrange the killing. She testified that Alan Marcotte used beatings and threats to control her. Swanson said she had a Brief affair with Marcotte in 1989 after meeting him at a nightclub. She said he forced his Way Back into her life after her husband was deployed in August 1990. She testified that she hid in a bathroom when Marcotte began attacking her husband and she said Marcotte  let her come to Swansong said. Marcotte 25, pleaded guilty in december to murder and is serving a sentence of life plus 10 years. Valarie Swanson had no comment As she was led from the courtroom. Members of her family were in tears after the verdict. This Bud s name not taken lightly new Martinsville . A yes Bud Light says that really is his name. Its it and that a that. A yeah when i introduce myself As Bud Light people say a right and in a Miller Lite a a a said the 32-year old accountant who was named after his father Bud Light or. Not Only is his name identical to Budweiser slight Beer but he also works for the local Miller Beer distributor. Light received the same reaction on a cruise to the Bahamas where he met several celebrities who starred in Miller Lite commercials. A none of them would believe me when i told them my name. I kept having to take out my Driver s License a he said. Almost everyone has trouble taking lights name seriously. A a College buddy of mine came into town and tried to get my phone number from a phone Booth a Light said. A when he asked the operator for the number of Bud Light she Hung up on  the Friend ended up calling the operator Back to convince her that it Wasny to a prank Call. And said Light it Isnit just his name people make Light of. People would always say my dad was the regular Bud Light and i was the 8-ounce."  woman trapped after door Frame freezes from wire reports Anchorage Alaska a a woman was trapped in her apartment for two Days after ice sealed her door shut. She finally called authorities to free her. Quot i did no to know who to Call so i called the police a Martha Timorfy 65, said after she was freed Friday. A the ice had built up Over a few Days a said officer Steve Russell. Quot finally she needed to go to the grocery store and needed to Call someone for help. That was  eight inches of ice had accumulated around the door Frame after water dripped from the roof. A i  body slam it to get it open a Russell said. Firefighters spent 10 minutes Chipping away at the ice with a Hammer before Timorfy was Able to open the  shot family Hurt Detroit a a police officer was found fatally shot and his wife and 2-year-old daughter were seriously wounded by gunfire in their Nome saturday morning police said. Police officials initially said the officer had shot himself but later said they could not confirm that report. The identity of the 33-year-old officer was not released. He had been on the Detroit Force since 1977, said police spokeswoman Rhoda Virgil Madison. The child who was shot in the head was hospitalized in critical condition and her 29-year-old Mother suffered a leg wound Virgil Madison said. Police found no signs of forced entry at the Home but were investigating Virgil Madison said. She did not  washers compete san Antonio a Keith Witt wiped away the world window washing record leaving three panes squeaky clean in just 10.13 seconds. He was the fastest of 60 contestants in the International window cleaning associations Speed cleaning contest which ended Friday at a san Antonio hotel. There were two events a Speed race to clean three House sized windows and a Medley race to clean nine windows. Gary Lepak of Tampa fla., won the Medley Witt the san Antonio co owner of a company that washes buildings in several Texas cities earned a trip to the 1993 Competition in Italy. He said he was hoping for a time of 9.25 seconds. A i knew i could do better than that but in a satisfied. Its a world record a Witt said. He set the previous record of 10.5 seconds in 1990. Contestants came from throughout the United states Australia Japan Canada Sweden Norway Italy Germany and  at Halfway Mark Minneapolis a the troubled Northwest passage expedition led by Minnesota Musher Lonnie Dupre has reached the Halfway Point the sled dog expeditions spokeswoman said saturday. A a it a been going very smoothly but the weather a been awful spokeswoman Ann Larkin Hansen said. The trek sparked protests by animal rights advocates and other critics after 15 of the expeditions 36 dogs died from exhaustion 600 Miles into the journey. Arctic explorer will Steger joined the critics last month saying the expedition showed a a cruel Lack of concern for the  despite the protest Dupre decided to resume the Trelc dec. 22 with another expedition member and 18 surviving dogs. Two other members of the four member Crew have returned Home. The Crew has travelled 370 Miles since Jan. 11 and the surviving dogs Are a fat and healthy and they re really clipping off the Miles a Larkin Hansen said. The 3,250-mile expedition seeks to retrace a danish explorers route in 1923 from Prudhoe Bay in Alaska to Churchill in Northern Manitoba